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Dead at age 87

1,568 Notable deaths

Johan Ferner

Norwegian businessman and yachter.

Born July 22nd, 1927 in Oslo.

Died January 24th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Clarence Zener

American physicist.

Born December 1st, 1905 in Indianapolis.

Died July 15th, 1993 at 87 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Nancy Coleman

American actress (1912–2000).

Born December 30th, 1912 in Everett.

Died January 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Brockport (disease).

Jaan Kross

Estonian writer (1920-2007).

Born February 19th, 1920 in Tallinn.

Died December 27th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tallinn. [ref]

Michel Hidalgo

French association football player and manager (1933-2020).

Born March 22nd, 1933 in Leffrinckoucke. [ref]

Died March 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in 8th arrondissement of Marseille (disease). [ref]

René Spitz

Austrian-american psychoanalyst.

Born January 29th, 1887 in Vienna.

Died September 11th, 1974 at 87 years old in Denver.

Robert Russell Bennett

American composer, arranger (1894-1981).

Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).

Theresa Kufuor

Former first lady of ghana (1935 - 2023).

Born October 25th, 1935 in Wenchi.

Died October 1st, 2023 at 87 years old [ref]

N. Richard Nash

American writer.

Born June 7th, 1913 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died December 11th, 2000 at 87 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Russian conductor and composer (1931-2018).

Born May 4th, 1931 in Moscow.

Died June 16th, 2018 at 87 years old in Moscow.

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